The Astro-Zombies
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| Directed by | Ted V. Mikels |
| Produced by | Ted V. Mikels |
| Written by | Ted V. Mikels Wayne Rogers |
| Starring | John Carradine Wendell Corey Tura Satana Tom Pace |
| Music by | Nicholas Carras |
| Cinematography | Robert Maxwell |
| Edited by | Ted V. Mikels Art Names |
| Distributed by | Geneni Film Distributors |
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Release dates
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May 1968 |
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Running time
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91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Astro-Zombies ‒ sometimes known as The Astro Zombies (without the hyphenation), Space Zombies, and The Space Vampires ‒ is a 1968 science fiction horror film starring John Carradine, Wendell Corey (in his final film appearance) and Tura Satana. It was written, directed, and produced by Ted V. Mikels.
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Plot
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The plot follows a disgruntled scientist who, having been fired by the space agency, decides to create superhuman monsters from the body parts of innocent murder victims. The creatures eventually escape and go on a killing spree, attracting the attention of both an international spy ring and the CIA.
Cast
- Wendell Corey as Holman
- John Carradine as Dr. DeMarco
- Tom Pace as Eric Porter
- Joan Patrick as Janine Norwalk
- Tura Satana as Satana
- Rafael Campos as Juan
- Joe Hoover as Chuck Edwards
- Victor Izay as Dr. Petrovich
- William Bagdad as Franchot
- Vincent Barbi as Tyros
- Vic Lance as the chauffeur
- Egon Sirany as Sergio Demozhenin
- Rod Wilmoth as Astro-Zombie
Production
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Astro-Zombies was filmed on a low budget of $37,000 with $3,000 of the films budget used to pay the film's actor John Carradine.[1] The film would be Mikels' last collaboration with Wayne Rogers from M*A*S*H fame who also co-wrote and co-produced the film.[2][3]
Reception
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The film has received negative reviews from critics with some critics regarding the film as the worst film ever made.[citation needed]
David Cornelius from eFilmCritic.com gave the film an extremely negative 1 / 5 stars calling it the worst film ever made. Panning the film's acting, "painful-to-the-eyes production values", and the film's absence of reason.[4] Leonard Maltin awarded the film the lowest possible rating of BOMB, calling it "yet another nominee for worst picture of all time".[5]
Sequels
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. In addition to the 2002 Sequel Mark of the Astro-Zombies and the third movie 2010, called Astro Zombies M3: Cloned a fourth -and last- movie, Astro Zombies M4: Invaders from Cyberspace, was released in 2012.
Influence
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References
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